Control (2007)

Regista:

Anton Corbijn

Writers:

Deborah Curtis (autobiography "Touching from a Distance")
Matt Greenhalgh (writer)

Data di uscita:

12 settembre 2007 (Belgium)

Genere:

Biografia | Drama | Music

Plot:

A profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to commit suicide at the age of 23.

Plot Keywords:

England | 1970s | New Wave Music | Singer | Directorial Debut

Premi:

Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 24 wins & 16 nominations

Recensioni degli utenti:

stunning piece of work.......

Cast

Samantha Morton	...	Deborah Curtis
Sam Riley	...	Ian Curtis
Alexandra Maria Lara	...	Annik Honoré
Joe Anderson	...	Peter Hook
Toby Kebbell	...	Rob Gretton
Craig Parkinson	...	Tony Wilson
James Anthony Pearson	...	Bernard Sumner
Harry Treadaway	...	Stephen Morris
Andrew Sheridan	...	Terry Mason
Robert Shelly	...	Twinny
Matthew McNulty	...	Nick Jackson
Ben Naylor	...	Martin Hannett
resto del cast in ordine alfabetico:
Herbert Grönemeyer	...	Public GP
Nigel Harris	...	Tramp
Nicola Harrison	...	Corrine Lewis
Tim Plester	...	Earnest Richards

Regia di
Anton Corbijn

Scritto da (in ordine alfabetico)
Deborah Curtis		autobiography "Touching from a Distance"
Matt Greenhalgh		writer

Prodotto da
Iain Canning	....	executive producer
Anton Corbijn	....	producer
Deborah Curtis	....	co-producer
Todd Eckert	....	producer
Lizzie Francke	....	executive producer
Megumi Fukasawa	....	co-producer
Peter Heslop	....	co-producer
Satoru Iseki	....	co-producer
Akira Ishii	....	executive producer
Korda Marshall	....	executive producer
Orian Williams	....	producer
Tony Wilson	....	co-producer

Musiche originali di
Joy Division
New Order

Fotografia di
Martin Ruhe

Montaggio di
Andrew Hulme

Responsabile casting
Shaheen Baig

Scenografie di
Chris Roope

Architetto-scenografo
Philip Elton

Costumi di
Julian Day

Trucco
Barbara Taylor	....	hair assistant
Barbara Taylor	....	makeup assistant
Jeremy Woodhead	....	hair designer
Jeremy Woodhead	....	makeup designer

Aiuto regista
Andrew Foster	....	second assistant director
Toni Staples	....	first assistant director
Katy Stenson	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Cassie Leedham	....	graphic designer
Chris Richmond	....	stand-by art director
Tim Stevenson	....	set constructor

Sonoro
Iain Anderson	....	adr recordist
Nick Baldock	....	assistant sound editor
Peter Baldock	....	supervising sound editor: UK
Ben Carr	....	adr recordist
Daniel Crowley	....	boom operator
Carl Edström	....	sound effects editor
Adele Fletcher	....	adr editor
Thomas Huhn	....	sound re-recording mixer
Thomas Huhn	....	supervising sound editor
John Midgley	....	production sound mixer
Lucas Nilsson	....	foley artist
Jamie Roden	....	adr mixer
Jonas Jansson	....	sound effects editor (uncredited?)

Visual Effects
Mats Holmgren	....	digital colourist
Fredrik Nord	....	digital effects artist

Controfigure
Riky Ash	....	stunt coordinator
Riky Ash	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Tim Battersby	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Robert Binnall	....	camera operator
Andy Clarke	....	best boy rigging gaffer
Rachel Clark	....	camera trainee
Warwick Drucker	....	key grip
Brian Fawcett	....	electrician
Christopher Ross	....	camera operator
Barry Squires	....	camera trainee
Owen Tooth	....	video tape operator
Julian White	....	gaffer
Sophie Wilson	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera

Casting Department
Brendan Donnison	....	adr voice casting
Benjamin Till	....	casting assistant

Editorial Department
Maria Dahlin	....	post-production coordinator
Barry Moen	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Peter Clarke	....	music editor
Ian Neil	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Rod Patterson	....	transportation captain

Altro personale
Lorraine Bagshaw	....	stand-in
Vicky Chapman	....	location assistant
Mel Churcher	....	dialect coach
Lee Clyne	....	unit medic
Helen de Winter	....	delivery coordinator
Zoe Flower	....	unit publicist
Dan Hodgett	....	location services
Rob Jones	....	location manager
Simon Jones	....	tranport coordinator: London
Hakan Kousetta	....	production legal advisor
Alastair Mackay	....	location assistant
Louise Melzack	....	additional floor runner
Keeley Naylor	....	unit publicist
Tina Pawlik	....	assistant production coordinator
Rachel Robey	....	production coordinator
Val White	....	script supervisor
Emma Yeomans	....	assistant location manager

Thanks
Natalie Curtis	....	thanks
Martin L. Gore	....	special thanks
Herbert Grönemeyer	....	thanks
Charles Hannah	....	special thanks
New Order	....	special thanks
Iggy Pop	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Becker Films
• Claraflora
• EM Media (executive production)
• NorthSee
• Three Dogs and a Pony
• Warner Music

Distributors

• Alliance (2007) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Atlantic Film (2008) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Atlantic Film (2008) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Barbar Film (2008) (Turkey) (all media)
• Capelight Pictures (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Cinema Without Frontiers (2008) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Daylight Films (2008) (Brazil) (all media)
• Future Film (2007) (Finland) (theatrical)
• La Fabrique de Films (2007) (France) (all media)
• Momentum Pictures (2007) (UK) (all media)
• Paradiso Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Style Jam (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Weinstein Company, The (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Weinstein Company, The (2008) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Weinstein Company, The (2008) (USA) (DVD)

Effetti speciali

• Chimney Pot, The

Other Companies

• Arion Facilities  dailies telecine transfers
• Art4noise  ADR recording
• Art4noise  dialogue editing
• Art4noise  sound post-production
• Cinema Investment  funding
• Kodak  motion picture film supplied by
• Ljudligan  sound post-production
• Offline Editing Company, The  post-production facilities
• Panavision UK  camera equipment provided by
• Warner Bros. Records  soundtrack

MPAA:

Rated R for language and brief sexuality.

Durata:

122 min

Nazionalità:

UK | USA | Australia | Japan

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Bianco e nero

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonoro:

Dolby Digital

Divieti:

Sweden:7 | Australia:MA | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:M18 | Germany:12 | Netherlands:6 | Finland:K-13 | France:Unrated | Ireland:15A | Canada:14A | Japan:PG-12 | USA:R

Luoghi delle riprese:

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, UK

Company:

Becker Films

Curiosità:

After the exhausting filming of Boot, Das (1981) German pop star Herbert Grönemeyer swore he'd never act in a movie again. He made an exception for his good friend Anton Corbijn and appeared in this movie, though.

Movie Connections:

Fa riferimento a The Sound of Music (1965)

Colonna sonora:

The Jean Genie

stunning piece of work.......

Anton Corbin has created a film that perfectly showcases both the music of Joy Division and the short but fruitful life of Ian Curtis. The choice to film in black and white was the right one. It sets the tone perfectly for Ian Curtis' gray and lifeless hometown of Macclesfield in 1973.

Corbin as a first time director excels utilizing his visual and technical skills from his previous life as a music video director. Thankfully Control is not just a beautiful looking movie but a perfectly pitched study of the rise and tragic fall of the tortured Ian Curtis. The intensity of the live music performances in the film are as visceral as those of the real band. It is a credit to the actors that they played everything live on screen, it serves to create memorable performances.

Sam Riley delivers a towering performance as Curtis. The first time actor is a name to watch. He is surrounded by a great cast but the film is carried on Riley's shoulders.His inner turmoil is conveyed with great humanity and realism. The audience was still and quiet for quite some time after the credits rolled at the screening I attended.

There are some very clever and touching uses of the music in the film. Corbin uses the intensity of Curtis' lyrics to help paint a biographical picture of the man. The use of 'Love will tear us apart' in the movie was particularly inspired giving the context of the scene it was played in. I hope you will go see this powerful and moving film to see what I am talking about.